Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Thailand: Primary completion rate, total
Primary completion rate, total over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 107.1% against 96.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 11.1%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 88.6% | 1.6% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 86.4% | 4.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 97.6% | 1.5% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 102.2% | 6.6% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary completion rate, total, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 107.1% against 96.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary completion rate, total between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Thailand?
- 11.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Thailand?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for primary completion rate, total?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 12th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.